Ty Lawson scored a career playoff-high 27 points and J.R. Smith and Danilo Gallinari hit clutch shots down the stretch to help Denver beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-101 on Monday night as the Nuggets avoided a first-round sweep.

The February trade-deadline deal between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets had potential for both teams, but for different reasons didn't yield short-term playoff success for New York and hasn't for Denver.

Transforming from a shot-blocker into a shot-maker, Serge Ibaka tied his career high with 22 points and sparked the Oklahoma City Thunder's 97-94 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night that gave them a 3-0 lead in their best-of-7 playoff series.

Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Russell Westbrook added 21 and the Oklahoma City Thunder built a huge first-half lead on their way to a 106-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 on Wednesday night.

Kevin Durant(FSY) scored 41 points, Russell Westbrook(FSY) added 31 and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled out a 107-103 win against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

Let's see, we've had the NBA exhibition season, which was followed by the 82-game semi-exhibition season. In case you missed that one, Jerry Sloan quit, Carmelo Anthony moved to New York, the Los Angeles Lakers struggled, the Miami Heat cried, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost 26 straight, and Kobe Bryant ended up $100,000 lighter for his vocabulary.

In Kobe Bryant's first steps to make amends for yelling an expletive-filled homophobic slur at an NBA referee a week ago during a nationally televised game, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar appears with four teammates in a video message that speaks out against such behavior.